On Tuesday night, Paul Fairclough will deliver his 74th team talk as the boss of Non-League’s Three Lions – known as the National Game XI in his early days before being renamed England C in 2007 – when they take on Cymru C at Llanelli Town.
Chesterfield are just one point away from clinching the National League title after battling rivals Oldham Athletic ensured the champagne remained on ice.
It’s been 23 years since Dave Bryant and Roger Reed sat outside a meeting room in Brentwood waiting to hear if Enfield Town had been accepted into the Essex Senior League – and now the country’s first fan-owned club have become one of Non-League’s biggest success stories.